Hugh Faulkner and Kitamaat Band Council members sitting at a table talking during the Kitamaat Band North Coast District Council meeting and land claim presentation.
Hugh Faulkner and Kitamaat Band Council members sitting at a table talking during the Kitamaat Band North Coast District Council meeting and land claim presentation.
Hugh Faulkner is sitting at a table and speaking into a recording device that is held by two men. A third man is sitting with his back to the camera.
Photograph depicts Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Hugh Faulkner shaking hands with First Nations elders wearing button blankets.
Photograph depicts Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Hugh Faulkner greeting First Nations elders wearing button blankets.
Hugh Faulkner, Kitamaat Band Council members, and an unknown man sitting at a table talking during the Kitamaat Band North Coast District Council meeting and land claim presentation.
Photograph depicts Hugh Taylor (facing camera) and other unidentified men packing horses and mules in cleared area, trees on hill in background. Animals are gathered around a pile of supplies, and it is believed that a power line crosses the midground. Handwritten annotation on envelope of negative: "Pack train on Blackwater 1902."
Six men wearing suits stand in a line on street, Hugh Taylor third from left and holding a package. Two other men stand against unidentified building in background. Small shed in background on left, hill in distance. It is believed that some of the men in foreground are also featured in item 2009.5.1.84.
File consists of a paper titled "Hygeia Versus Asclepius: Conflict within the Ontario Health Care System" presented by Weller at the 1979 British Sociological Association's Medical Sociology Group conference. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 13 listed in Weller's CV.
File consists of a spiral bound report titled "Illegal Sale of Indian Reserve #1" by the Lheit-Lit'en Nation. This work describes in detail the historical events and decisions surrounding the sale of Fort George Indian Reserve No. 1 of the (now named) Lheidli T'enneh First Nation people.
Photograph has been altered with drawings of people on shore fighting canoes approaching the town. Buildings stand behind fenced and walled areas in background.
Handwritten annotation below image reads: "Drawing by F.A., old Hudson B. [...?]"; on verso: "27. To head Chapter III. No. 2. Tsimshians and Haidas fighting on shore at Fort Simpson."
File consists of an original reproduction of a map entitled "Impact of Kemano Expansion on Gitksan-Wet'suwet'en Fishery". The map depicts salmon spawning areas, hydroelectric structures (Kenney Dam, Kemano powerhouse, etc), and Gitksan-Wet'suwet'en communities (Gitwangak, Kitseguecla, Gitanmaax, Hagwilget, Moricetown). Includes notable impacts and Indigenous place names for rivers, creeks, and lakes.
File consists of a conference paper titled "Improving the Quality of Life in Northern British Columbia: The Feasibility of Developing an Integrated Health Care Delivery System for the Region" presented by Weller at the International Conference on the Quality of Life held at UNBC, 22-24 August, 1996. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 96 listed in Weller's CV.
File includes "In the Wake of the War Canoe" Chapter XX revisions and a note from donor Jean Whiffin on behalf of Joyce Collison regarding the revisions.
Subseries consists of correspondence and accompanying informational material related to the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs and First Nations issues. Records include Ministers’ schedules, newspaper clippings, press releases, speeches from the Ministers of Indian Affairs, research projects and reports, meeting notes, and conference material. Includes correspondence regarding funding for housing; First Nations education and schools; Indian status; First Nations Friendship Centres; land claims issues; hunting, trapping and fishing agreements; Parks Canada concerns; and the Northern Canada Power Commission. Also includes alphabetical name files for First Nations bands, council and reserves (mostly located in BC) and First Nations organizations, such as the Native Brotherhood of BC.
File consists of a bound book titled "Indian Issues, Yesterday and Today", prepared as a school unit by the Human Rights Commission summer program. Includes handwritten annotations by Kent Sedgwick.
File consists of a copy of "Indian land claims in British Columbia." It includes information about federal vs. provincial responsibility, the Haida claim and claims accepted for negotiation.
File consists of a copy of chapter 3 from "Indians and the Law II." Provides a general outline of the Order-in-Council and the Moses case.
Hand coloured photograph of a cemetery in Gitxsan territory. Annotation on recto reads: "Indian Cemetery, Hazelton, BC."
Subseries consists of material collected and created by Kent Sedgwick for research regarding Indigenous Peoples within British Columbia. These files primarily consist of audio recordings and transcripts of personal oral interviews, documents regarding perceptions of Indigenous peoples, research on historical interactions, Dakelh (Carrier) language, and treaty information including the Nisga'a treaty and Treaty 8. Includes materials on the Carrier Sekani First Nations whose traditional territory includes north central British Columbia and includes the Ts'il Kaz Koh First Nation, Nadleh Whut'en, Saik'uz First Nation, Stellat'en First Nation, Takla Lake First Nation, and Wet'suwet'en First Nations.
File consists of material collected relating to Indigenous Peoples of British Columbia, predominantly the Gitksan-Carrier people. Consists of information on traplines and land claims. Materials include newspaper clippings, pamphlets, a map, a reproduction of a thesis, a poster, and photocopied articles. Highlights include:
- "The Indian Heritage Series" collectable coins, 1977 (pamphlet)
- Robin Fisher, "Indian Warfare and Two Frontiers: A Comparison of Washington Territory during the Early Years of Settlement", 1980 (photocopied journal article)
- Douglas Ridley Hudson, Masters Thesis, "The Historical Determinants of Carrier Social Organization: A Study of Northwest Athabascan Matriliny", 1972 (reproduction)
- Map of "Band/Reserve Locations in Northern B.C."
- "Northern Times Magazine", Vol. 6, No. 150 (Sept. 1, 181) and Vol. 7, No. 160 (May 23, 1982)
- Jo-Anne Fiske Thesis, "And Then We Prayed Again: Carrier Women, Colonialism and Mission Schools", 1981 (reproduction)
- Yinka Dene Language Institute, "Lest We Forget", [198-?] (poster)
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Indigenous Peoples of British Columbia. Includes: "A selected list of publications on the Indians of British Columbia" published by the British Columbia Provincial Museum (1970) and "Les Indiens Des Cordilleres" printed by the National Museum of Canada (7 Feb. 1939). File also includes a map titled "Native Lands, then and now" depicting British Columbia including outlines of Indigenous territories and a smaller map of Canada with Indigenous language families; the backside of the map is titled "What are you ready for" and includes a timeline of information and Indigenous history in British Columbia (1990).
File consists of notes, clippings, and reproductions relating to Indigenous Peoples of what is now known as the central interior British Columbia. Includes material on Carrier Sekani First Nations whose traditional territory includes north central British Columbia and includes the Ts'il Kaz Koh First Nation, Nadleh Whut'en, Saik'uz First Nation, Stellat'en First Nation, Takla Lake First Nation, and Wet'suwet'en First Nations; and Dakelh, the Carrier First Nations language. Includes: various clipped articles from the Prince George Citizen newspaper and "Carrier-Sekani Tribal Council" pamphlet prepared by the Carrier-Sekani Tribal Council. File also contains photographs depicting a grassy field with flowers and a graveyard (2003).
Typed caption glued to album page directly below photograph reads: "31. Indian Village near Fort Fraser." Photograph depicts a number of log homes situated near a river; a wooden bridge is visible in the right midground. Photographer: Dominion Stock & Bond Corporation.
Photograph depicts a group of Indigenous women and children in an unknown location, possibly Lillooet.
File consists of "A comparative list of general Indian and non-Indian Values" developed by Joann Sebastian Morris, revised 1987; "Making Indians in British Columbia" by Michael Kew, revised 1986; a photograph of "Fort George", courtesy of the Provincial Archives of British Columbia, Visual Records Division, Catalogue No. 96295; Negative No.: G-3097; Newspaper articles from The Prince George Citizen: "Indians behind bars: Figures are Shocking", "Commentary: Compensation Deal Attempt to Right Wrong"; British Columbia Heritage Series: Our Native Peoples: Dene (series 1, volume 9,) a Social Studies Bulletin published by the Department of Education, The Government of the Province of British Columbia, 1953.
File consists of an oral history given by Inga Nyberg, which was gathered as part of Dr. Mike Evan's Island Cache Recovery Project. Includes consent forms, transcripts, and the recorded oral history on the original media.
File consists of a conference paper titled "Inspectors General of Intelligence and Security: A Comparative Analysis" presented by Weller at the International Studies Association conference, San Diego, California, 20-22 Apr. 1996. This file was originally numbered to correspond with conference paper number 94 listed in Weller's CV.
Handwritten annotation on verso of photograph reads: "W.E. Collison Masset. Interior of Chief [Weah's?] house".
Caption under printed version of photo in W.H. Collison's book 'In the Wake of the War Canoe': "The house is about 40 feet square, forming one large room. The upper cubicles are on a level with the ground, which in front of them is excavated so that the fireplace in the centre is twelve feet below the surface. A ledge, for the use of slaves and dependents, is left half-way down."
Photograph features interior perspective of the front of an Anglican church as seen from the nave. A large stained glass window, a carved Thuderbird lecturn and the altar are visible.
Banner at front of sanctuary reads "Do this in remembrance of Me".
Handwritten annotation on verso reads: "Interior of old church. Built by natives themselves".
File consists of a CD-ROM containing digital transcripts of the oral history interviews.
File contains material relating to "Re-explorations: new perspectives on gender, environment and the transfer of knowledge in 19th and 20th century Canada and Australia." File consists of notes on publications, transcripts of interviews, list of sources, conference proceedings and thematic analyses of an interview.
File consists of transcripts of interviews; thematic analyses of an interview; a draft of a brief report, "Ebauche femmes, sciences et technologie," that outlines the historical contribution of women to science and technology and provides suggestions of how to commemorate the contributions of women in science and technology; and questions for a thesis defence.
File consists of a typed transcript of an interview with Rupert Seel conducted by Peter Byle. Ruper Seel was born in New Hazelton and grew up around Ootsa Lake, learning to hunt, trap, and prospect from his father. Seel was later hired by the surveying company McElhanney in 1951 and worked there for forty years. The interview encompasses details from Seel's life and his memories of trapping and surveying.
File consists of notes, questions, and correspondence for interviews and related research materials.
Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo, surrounded by children, about to shake hands with an unknown woman on stage at a Glen Vowell potluck.
Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo and an unknown woman standing in the snow at an event for the raising of Eli Gosnell’s Unity totem pole in New Aiyansh.
Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo and a First Nations man sitting in a living room.
Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo and a First Nations man sitting in a living room with a small dog.
Photograph depicts a First Nations man and Iona Campagnolo playing with a small dog in a living room.
Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo and First Nations spectators at a sporting event.
Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo and Hugh Faulkner talking with a group of children and adults at Kispiox as part of Campagnolo's Skeena riding tour. First Nations art is pictured on a hanging blanket.
Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo and Hugh Faulkner talking with a group of children and adults at Kispiox as part of Campagnolo's Skeena riding tour. First Nations art is pictured on a hanging blanket.
Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo and Hugh Faulkner talking with a group of children and adults at Kispiox as part of Campagnolo's Skeena riding tour. First Nations art is pictured on hanging blankets.
Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo and Hugh Faulkner talking with a group of children and adults at Kispiox as part of Campagnolo's Skeena riding tour. First Nations art is pictured on a hanging blanket.
Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo and Hugh Faulkner talking with a group of children and adults at Kispiox as part of Campagnolo's Skeena riding tour. First nations whale art on a hanging blanket is also pictured.
Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo and Hugh Faulkner talking with a group of children and adults at Kispiox as part of Campagnolo's Skeena riding tour. First Nations art is pictured on a hanging blanket.
Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo and Hugh Faulkner talking with a group of children and adults at Kispiox as part of Campagnolo's Skeena riding tour. First Nations art is pictured on a hanging blanket.
Photograph depicts Iona Campagnolo with Nishga Tribal Council members in a school gym wearing a “Nishga Land is Not For Sale” button at the Nishga Tribal Council 22nd Annual Convention. The man to the right of Iona is opssibly James Gosnell.